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Data explorer: exclusive filters

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area: data explorer enhancement support
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Description

It could be very handy to have not filters for all available filters. Just like is null-is not null and is equal-is not equal. When filtering text columns could be very handy to have no contains cause you may not know all possible values but do know those you don't want. I see how this can be troublesome enlarging the numbers of filters listed, so I thought that adding a checkbox when for is not(or does not) filtering could help. This checkbox could also be added to the filter bar along with the filter.

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Research direction

Start in the Data Explorer's existing filter controls, especially the is null and is equal filters and the filter bar mentioned in the issue. Trace how text-column contains filtering is represented; done means users can apply inverse filtering, including no contains, without making the available filter choices unwieldy.

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Assessment

Tech stack
typescript
Domain
data, frontend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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